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First Wave of Immigration
The immigrants: English, Scots, Scots-Irish, Germans, Irish -
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Second Wave of Immigrants
The immigrants: Germans, Irish, English -
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Third Wave of Immigration
The Immigrants: Chinese, Japanese, and other Asians. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This act made it difficult for Chinese men to bring their wive and families over from China. -
Federal Immigration Station was opened on Ellis Island, New York.
Annie Moore, a 15 year old girl from Ireland was the first of 750 people who were processed through Ellis Island on the first day. -
Gentelmen's Agreement
This act put limitations on Japanese immigrants. -
Bracero Program via Executive Order
Created a guest worker program that filled a void during war time. Primarily served the agricultural community. -
Displaced Persons Act
Refugees and foreign born wives of G.I.s of World War II were admitted to the U.S. -
Bracero Program Became Public Law 78
Originally meant to be a temporary act, the Bracero Program became public law 78 because the guest workers were filling jobs that Americans did not want to fill. -
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1965 to Present
Immigrants: Europeans, Asians, Hispanics -
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Vietnamese Immigration to U.S.
Following the fall of Saigon in Vietnam and the U.S. withdrawing its troops from the Vietnam War there was an influx of Vietnamese refugees to the U.S. -
Immigation Reform and Control Act of 1986
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act which granted amnesty to eligible undocumented immigrants -
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DACA (Defered Action for Childhood Arrivals)
Executive Order issued by President Barack Obama, deferred deportation of people who were brought into the United States as children without documentation by their parents. -
Hart-Cellar Act 1965
Eliminated the quota that favored Western European immigrants. -
Public Law 78 repealed.
Public Law 78 formerly known as the Bracero Act was repealed.